Centre for Men & Families·Jul 3120 Signs it’s Time to Let Go and Move OnIt’s not easy, but it’s the best thing for you — Change is never easy. But if you find yourself going through the daily grind, joylessly moving from one activity to the next without any real sense of purpose, it could be time to move on. It could be from a job that’s destroying your soul, a toxic relationship, or a…Life3 min read
Centre for Men & Families·Jul 21How to Find True HappinessThe answer is already inside of you — When I was a young man, I spent nine months living in the Philippines. One day, I stood on a hill above a slum in Mindanao in the south of the country and looked out at abject poverty, spread out as far as the eye could see. …Happiness5 min read
Dan Foster·Jul 12Member-onlyA Day’s Input into the Life of a TeenIf we recorded our parenting, what would we hear? — 6.30 am: Get up! It’s time to get ready for school! 6.55 am: For God’s sake, get up, or you’ll be late again! 7:14 am: You are not eating leftover pizza for breakfast! Have some cereal or you’ll get cancer. 7.20 am: It looks like you licked your finger and…Parenting3 min read
Dan Foster·Jul 7Member-onlyI Became a Teenager When I Turned EightThe moment you realize your Dad is not perfect — It is said that a boy becomes a teenager when he realizes his father is not perfect. If that’s true, I became a teenager when I turned eight. That was the first time I remember my Dad doing something that seemed less than perfect. Yes, little boys tend to look…Family5 min read
Dan Foster·Jun 28Why Men Need to Deal With Their TraumaWhatever you don’t process, you will project — Your boss humiliated you at the staff meeting today. You leave with a red face and a bruised ego and slink off home. You arrive expecting to find a place of refuge and peace where you can lick your wounds and regroup. But you don’t. In fact, the place is…Men7 min read
Centre for Men & Families·Dec 6, 2020The Heart of a Man is Like a CaveHidden, unexplored, mysterious — In an age when everything that can be found has been, the world’s largest cave was recently discovered. It is over 150 metres high and wide and several kilometres long (nobody knows how long). At one point, light seeps in from over 300 metres above the cave floor. …Men3 min read